4 Lesson Clinic (USFCA, NCDP)

USFCA Fall 2024 USFCA Clinic at PVFA in Easthampton, MA.

Register and Pay here at the USFCA website:

https://usfca.org/view-clinic-details/?clinicid=144

October 19th and 20th (Saturday and Sunday)

Foil, Epee, and Saber

$300 for USFCA Members, $400 for non members.

Four Lesson Clinic

CD = Coach Developer(s) who are the coaches teaching the clinic. The CDs are John Krauss, Paul Sise, David Brown, and Bruce Gillman.

CIT = Coach(es) in Training who are the coaches attending the clinic.

Fencers ages 13+ with at least a year of competitive experience or equivalent skills are encouraged to

attend the clinic as students for a fee of $30 per module or $100 for the weekend payable to the host

club PVFA.

Location: Pioneer Valley Fencing Academy. 94 Cottage St. Easthampton, MA 01027

Welcome to our Fall 2024 Clinic. This clinic builds on our previous few clinics and will be

ideal for current Moniteurs and those coaches working towards Prevot. Coaches with less experience

giving individual lessons will be welcomed to attend and will be given material appropriate for their

skill levels if they find the material too challenging. CIT's must register to participate in the clinic in

only one weapon. This clinic will include four separate modules of four hours each. There is a Saturday

morning module, a Saturday afternoon module, and a Sunday morning module and a Sunday afternoon

module. Each module will include an assessment. A small number of Moniteur (FES) and Prevot (F,E) practical

exams are available in the evenings on demand. Please email Paul Sise at

paul.sise@pioneerfencing.com if you wish to take an exam.

What makes this clinic different from previous similar level clinics? Previous clinics often

taught building blocks and then assembled them into walls, and finally whole structures/lessons. While

this tried and true method does work, we'll look at lessons from the opposite approach. The CITs will

be shown whole lessons with specific actions, themes, or formats and then practice them. Therefore,

all of the various aspects of the lessons, the cueing, distance, timing, etc. are being looked at within a

usable context. Ideally, all coaches will return home feeling comfortable with four interesting lessons

that cover a variety of skills. Each lesson we will practice has been chosen for a variety of reasons. The

lessons include material that is very useful in contemporary fencing as well as cover specific topics that

aren't usually covered in most other clinics.

In each module, the CDs will demonstrate an easier/Moniteur version and a harder/Prevot version of

each lesson.

Please note that epee coaches are advised to bring their leg protectors and boots!

Schedule:

Saturday Oct 19th

Doors open at 7:30 am. Arrive between 7:30 and 8:00. From 8:00 to 8:30 am is introductions,

discussion, and warm up. Module 1 is from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Lunch from 12:30 till 1:30. Module 2

is from 1:30 to 5:30 pm.

Sunday Oct 20th

Doors open at 7:30 am. Arrive between 7:30 and 8:00. From 8:00 to 8:30 am is discussion and warm

up. Module 3 is from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Lunch from 12:30 till 1:30. Module 4 is from 1:30 to 5:30

pm.

Content:

Module 1 Saturday Morning

Foil - Infighting

Epee - Infighting

Saber - Direct, Indirect, and Compound Ripostes

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Module 2 Saturday Afternoon

Foil - Foil Preparations

Epee - The Lefty (or opposite handed) lesson.

Saber - Using and Defeating Point in Line

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Module 3 Sunday Morning

Foil - Tactical Footwork

Epee - The French Grip student

Saber - Actions off the Line (In the box)

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Module 4 Sunday Afternoon

Foil - Active Defense using a variety of skills.

Epee - The Hows and Whens of the Toe Touch

Saber - Active Defense using counter attacks and false counter attacks.